Sun Salutation (SW 9664)
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Sun Salutation (SW 9664) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 66, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sun Salutation
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sun Salutation by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Sun Salutation, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Moir Gold | CW-280 | 63 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Honey Butter | 320C-3 | 67.9 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Croissant | 3002-4A | 66 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Evening Glow | 1205-5 | 72 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Sun Salutation (LRV 66) by LRV.
Lighter than Sun Salutation
Darker than Sun Salutation
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9664 |
| Hex | #F5CF92 |
| RGB | 245, 207, 146 |
| HSL | 37°, 83%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.1, 5.3, 35.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sun Salutation (SW 9664), published as #F5CF92
#E5C591
#FFD991
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sun Salutation (SW 9664)?
- Sun Salutation has an LRV of 66. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sun Salutation is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sun Salutation in another brand?
- Moir Gold (BM CW-280) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sun Salutation warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sun Salutation as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 35.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.